Comparative assessment of metrics for monitoring the body condition of polar bears in western Hudson Bay

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Sciullo, L., Thiemann, G. W., Lunn, N. J.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Churchill Northern Studies Centre, York University
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Bia; polar bear; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12354; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjzo.12354; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jzo.12354; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/jzo.12354; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jzo.12354

Abstract Many species experience prolonged periods of fasting due to changes in habitat and food availability. Metrics that quantify energy reserves available during these periods allow for a better understanding of the interaction between environmental change and species survival. Body condition of...